Bone loss and osteoporosis develop so slowly in most women whose bones test normal at age 65 that many can safely wait as long as 15 years before having a second bone density test, researchers report in a new study.

The study, published in Thursdayâ€™s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, is part of a broad rethinking of how to d...

ATLANTA â€“ New research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems, many can safely wait 15 years to have another one, the study suggests.

Government advisers and leading doctor groups urge osteoporosis screening, but no one has known how often that should...

How often should older women be tested for thinning bones? Though itâ€™s been nearly 15 years since Congress passed the Bone Mass Measurement Act mandating Medicare coverage for bone density tests to prevent osteoporosis, nobody really knew â€” until now.

Medicare will cover DXA testing (it stands for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, if you must know)...